..sliding doors

..okey dokey
the wyndham fun run
Can someone PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE explain to me the thought process behind starting the 14/8km runners/walkers and then after the last walker, wait two minutes and start the 3km runners! serioulsy, 4 people abrest and you CANNOT even run on the frickin path, i was dodging weaving , jumping off track and going through nearly too small passes, on the way there and BACK(it was aloop out and back)
seriuosly, start the 3km runners first!!!!!!!!!!! well be back before the walkers even get a km!
anyway, i was kinda pumped for the race as i havent done a fun run in a while. and i was pretty sure i wouldnt be anywhere near last in a community fun run.
..well i took off pretty fast and found myself in the top 8 or so of the race(including men and little tackers) which is a NOVEL experience for me.
I noticed a female ZOOM past me and i was like well she's too fast for me, but kept her in eye ball sight, she was probs 30m ahead of me (slightly more) at the turn around point, my legs were starting to get a little tired cos i was working hard, didnt enjoy the small hill(and i mean small but it felt big,
anyway startied gaining on the girl in front and was trying but no kick in the leg whatsoever, onto the footy field and just couldnt get her. she beat me by 5s which ws only about 15m

so the overall winner was on the oval when i was so hear him being anounced, came in 5th overall and 2nd female.... (the standard wasnt great obviously if im second...lol

BUT whilst it said 13.31, the course was long and i actually ran 4.13.4 min kms which would be 3km in 12.43 which would be a massive pb(not that i can claim it though, official time is 13.31(others also measured it at 3.2) so with all the dodging weaving, its quite a good run by me i reckon(yep-miss never happy with her run, was HAPPY with her run...could also be cos its not really my distance!)

anyway...to the title of sliding doors
this winter season is the season that shouldve occurred 2 seasons ago. i had run 2.34 at the masters and had had a good first few months of the season before i kersplatted on the ground and quite literally tore my knee apart resulting in crutches stictches and a lot of feeling sorry for myself-
well in the sliding door fashion im in almost exactly the same spot,
2,34 at the masters, kms in jan/feb within a few kms of each other- this season WILL be the season i shouldve had.
thats quite gratifying really.it didnt happen two years ago but i am finlly back in that form. one fo the most upsetting things back then was that i was in the best form i had EVER been in
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My goal then was to break 45mins for 1okm but have already done so will have to set some realistic but HARD goals.
Last year i pbd most races by quite a bit. If i can pb more than half my races, i think thats quite a good goal

ill have a chat to stu, but he always thinks i can run faster than i can. He thinks i can do 5.32 1500, the boy is in la-la land
3 weeks til the masters-am excited

and well done to GB who achieved her gol of sub 15 for 3kms and it was 3,2!